The Major Declamations, Volume II

The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the prosecution and defense at imaginary trials. A wide variety of fascinating ethical, social, and legal details animate the fictional world conjured up by these oratorical exercises.

• | Author: Quintilian, Michael Winterbottom, Antonio Stramaglia
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 01, 2021
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674997417
• | ISBN-10: 0674997417